amphoric
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin amphoricus (“of or related to an amphora”), from amphora + -icus (“-ic: forming adj.”). Equivalent to amphora + -ic.
Adjective
editamphoric (not comparable)
- (chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
- (medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
- amphoric respiration or resonance
Translations
editmedicine: produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs
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See also
editReferences
edit- “amphoric”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.